New Dallas Resident

[ReefStalker]

Hey All!
I just relocated from Chicago last week (I think I brought the weather with me...sorry about that...), and I'm planning to reestablish my reef tank.

Where are the best LFS in the Dallas area as far as selection and prices? I live in the Uptown Dallas...right in the heart of the city.

Thanks!

 

[hardaur]

You're pretty close to Fish Gallery around Greenville and Park or so. Take a look at the club's listing of LFS: http://www.dfwmas.org/local_stores/ for some others.

I personally like Fish Gallery, Dallas North Aquarium, True Perc. (not so close to you), and Frank's Tanks (again, not close).

While you're there, check the club out http://www.dfwmas.org/ . It's extremely worth the investment.

Welcome ; )

Gerald

 

[melev]

Welcome to the area. :thumbsup:

 

[Kellsindell]

Welcome welcome! I hope you've had the change to get aquanted with the club too? www.dfwmas.org

 

[SERVO]

Welcome reefstalker. We don't get around to checking out the threads here too often, but tell me a little about what your tank was, how long you've been in the hobby etc.

 

[ReefStalker]

I've been in the freshwater hobby from as far back as I can remember. My dad had a koi pond and 200 gal freshwater tank with arowanas and stingrays as I was growing up. I got into the salwater hobby 5 years ago when I got bored one winter and converted a spare 10 gal into a reef. I've since "upgraded" to a 20-long, with an Aquactinics TX5 fixture, an AquaC Remora skimmer, and an AquaFuge HOB refugium.

 

[SERVO]

Great! Its only a matter of time until you upgrade from your nano. Remember everything is bigger in Texas

 

[ReefStalker]

Haha...naaah. Too expensive and too time consuming to maintain anything bigger. My tiny slice of the ocean is plenty enough for me. In my prior setup in Chicago, I had a BTA/clown pair, a tiger pistol shrimp/yellow watchman/randall's goby trio, a 6-line wrasse, royal gramma, cleaner shrimp, and a few chromises. It was packed with various LPS and shrooms. It seemed like a high bioload but was a very stable setup for over 3 years with no die-offs. The AquaC Remora and Aquafuge/chaeto did a superb job keeping the water pristine.

I also housed a solitary 6" clown mantis shrimp in my original 10-gal tank. That one was like a dog. It was happy to see me and would jump all over the tank whenever I walked by. It was awesome to watch it toy with fishes and crabs before killing them.

I had to sell all my livestock for a fire sale price. Sniff...